Ginseng has palmately compound leaves, whorled. Depending on the number of ginseng leaves is the same as the number of years. The first year of life for a three leaflet compound leaf, called "three flowers"; two years of life for a five leaflet compound leaf, called "palm"; three years of life for two five leaflet compound leaf, called "two a child"; three years of ginseng can blossom and bear fruit; four years of ginseng have three compound leaf, called "lampstand child"; five years of ginseng have four compound leaf, called "four product leaf", six years of ginseng have five compound leaf, called "five product leaf", there are six compound leaf, called "six product leaf". After six years of ginseng growth, the number of leaves does not change. You said *** has eight leaves, you can see how many leaves in one. But just rely on the leaves is not good to judge whether the wild ginseng, it is best to be able to on a picture will be good to judge. You can rely on the following methods to determine whether the wild ginseng is really ginseng:

The basic identification method of wild ginseng is to look at the "five shapes" and "six bodies" as follows: five shapes refer to the whiskers, reeds, skins, lines and bodies

(1) whiskers: long whiskers, old and tough, sparse and long, which are decorated with millet-like bumps known as the "pearl point". The color white and tender crisp (commonly known as water beard), is not pure wild ginseng.

(2) rushes: rushes longer, divided into two sections of rushes, three sections of rushes, line rushes, goose neck rushes. Two section of the reed - there are horse teeth reed and round reed. Three-section reed - there are horse teeth reed, round reed and pile flower reed.

The so-called horse's tooth reed, is the rhizome on the stem marks obvious, shaped like a horse

tooth-like, more in the upper part of the rhizome. The so-called round reed, is the rhizome of the stem marks due to the long years and long flat, shaped like a cylinder. The so-called geese neck reed, is the rhizome slender, slightly curved, such as geese neck shape. The so-called line reed, is due to the long years, the rhizome on the reed bowl long flat, rhizome and thin and long.

(3) skin: old skin, yellow-brown, dense texture and glossy. If the skin is tender and white, it is not pure mountain ginseng.

(4) Stripes: at the upper shoulder of the hairy root, there are fine and deep screw-like horizontal stripes. If the horizontal lines are rough, shallow and incoherent, it is not pure ginseng.

(5) Body: refers to the hairy root (see six bodies).

(5) Body: refers to the hairy root (see six bodies).